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Sophia wants to stay at home - help fund four months of care

Help Sophia stay in her own home with four months of part-time care.

🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom2,974 views
Luke D. Schultz
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Manchester
I'm caring for my mother, who's 77. After a fall and hip fracture Sophia can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Sophia desperately wants to stay at home. I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Sophia worked all of her life as a farmer, and raised 3 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back. Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for four months will make a huge difference. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $3,950 goes: • Part-time carer (four months): $2,700 • Medication and prescriptions: $660 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $220 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $370 Thank you for reading my story.

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  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,029 in total) I made the first payment toward mobility aids and bathroom adaptations. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Best of luck, Luke. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. God bless

    • sending good thoughts, Luke. This could happen to any of us. All the best.

      • this could happen to any of us. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Cologne.

        • Good luck, Luke. Hope the doctors have good news. God bless.

          • Hope it all works out. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Epe.

            • sending good thoughts, Luke. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Enugu so I could bring a meal. Blessings.

              • Sending strength, Luke. Hope you get there. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

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